How to apply
Requirements for application
Applicants should hold an M.D., MD/MSc, or M.D./Ph.D. degrees and be in good standing in the medical community. By the time of enrollment in our fellowship program, applicants should have completed an accredited internship and in general two additional years of internal medicine residency training, and should have a California license to practice Medicine.
Application procedure
We participate in the National Resident Match Program for GI fellowship. The application deadline for our program is January 15, 2008, and the tentative interview period is February to April, 2008. All applicants are required to complete the application through ERAS AND the supplemental application form:
- MyERAS 2008 Application Worksheet (PDF, 15 pages)
- 3 to 4 Letters of Recommendation
- Personal Statement
- Medical School Transcript
- Medical Student Performance Evaluation /Dean's Letter
- Wallet Size Color Photograph
- USMLE Transcript (Transmitted by the NBME)
- Completed supplemental form
IMPORTANT: AN APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED COMPLETE UNTIL THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.
Please return the completed supplemental form and all correspondence to:
Ramsey Cheung , M.D.
Program Director, Fellowship
ATTENTION: Toni Ali
Stanford University School of Medicine
Alway Building, Room M211
300 Pasteur Drive, MC: 5187
Stanford , CA 94305-5187
Telephone:650-725-3362
Fax: 650-723-5488
E-mail: toniali@stanford.edu
Benefits
Please see the Stanford Graduate Medical Education Site for information on basic benefits and other benefits .
Additional Information
NRMP for GI Fellowship
I. Timeline for Positions Starting July 1, 2009
| Fall 2007 – Winter 2008 |
Residents apply to fellowship programs.
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January 2, 2008 |
GI Fellowship Match Opens! NRMP on-line enrollment by programs and applicants.
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April 9, 2008 |
Rank Order List (ROL) opens for programs and applicants.
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May 21, 2008 |
Quota Deadline – the final date that programs must certify the number of positions they will offer in each track.
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June 4, 2008 |
Rank Order List (ROL) Certification due to NRMP from programs and applicants.
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June 18, 2008 |
Match Day! Match results for programs and applicants are posted to the NRMP website at 12 noon Eastern time. |
II. Tracks or Categories Offered Through the NRMP at Stanford
All our fellows are expected to be trained as clinician-investigators in preparation for future leadership positions in academic gastroenterology, which is a stated mission of the Stanford Gastroenterology program. The second and third years of the fellowship will be designed to ensure that the majority of the trainees' time is devoted to research, either bench or translational in nature, depending upon the candidate's background and interests.
III. Rank Order List
Applicants will submit a single Rank Order List (ROL).
Note: Applicants should only list programs to which they wish to be appointed as fellows as the Match agreement is binding.
IV. The Match Process for Fellowship Applicants
The application process for applicants to be appointed July 1, 2009 is similar to prior years. We participate in the NRMP and ERAS application (see below for download of forms and information).
Applicants must register with the NRMP on-line to participate in the GI Match and are subject to the above timeline.
VI. Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
The Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) is used. For more information on ERAS, please visit http://www.aamc.org/students/erasfellow/start.htm
Resources
See www.nrmp.org for more information on the Match registration. Click Fellowship Matches at the top of the home page. Also, you can contact the NRMP's Help Desk toll-free at 1-866-6175834.
See http://www.aamc.org/students/erasfellow/start.htm for general information on the ERAS.
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